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    USA TODAY‏Verified account @USATODAY 13 Dec 2016

    People in rural, poor areas are vulnerable to #leadinwater because testing and treatment standards are lower.http://usat.ly/2hi2UQQ 

    10:05 AM - 13 Dec 2016
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      2. Ranae Mayle‏ @RanaeMayle 13 Dec 2016
        Replying to @USATODAY

        And the media dropped the ball on Flint.

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      3. Big Rig 75‏ @SlippyField 13 Dec 2016
        Replying to @RanaeMayle @USATODAY

        blame no one but @onetoughnerd for the people (mostly African Americans)poisoned in Flint. #leadserviceconnectionssuck

        2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
      4. Ranae Mayle‏ @RanaeMayle 13 Dec 2016
        Replying to @SlippyField @USATODAY @onetoughnerd

        I blame him completely. He should be in prison. Most of us thought...

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      5. Big Rig 75‏ @SlippyField 13 Dec 2016
        Replying to @RanaeMayle @USATODAY @onetoughnerd

        should be in prison yet didn't get into any trouble. Sickening really. Threw some low levels under bus.

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      6. Ranae Mayle‏ @RanaeMayle 13 Dec 2016
        Replying to @SlippyField @USATODAY @onetoughnerd

        It is sickening how an entire city of Americans are still being poisoned and he's still in office

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      7. Big Rig 75‏ @SlippyField 13 Dec 2016
        Replying to @RanaeMayle @USATODAY @onetoughnerd

        lesson learned in Michigan: Filter your water and run your taps for 1 minute and only drink bottled.

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      8. Ranae Mayle‏ @RanaeMayle 13 Dec 2016
        Replying to @SlippyField @USATODAY @onetoughnerd

        That's exactly what I do here too even though I'm not in Flint...

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      9. Alexander‏ @mmafootball81 13 Dec 2016
        Replying to @RanaeMayle @SlippyField and

        people are so misinformed and uneducated on water filtration. Only drink bottled? Haha

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      1. ThePinkGeologist‏ @PinkGeology 13 Dec 2016
        Replying to @USATODAY

        .@USATODAY Unacceptable. Hey, overbearing gov't, stop wsting time regulating idiotic stuff fr a buck & make sure our children get SAFE water

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      1. Steven‏ @tuneuper 13 Dec 2016
        Replying to @USATODAY

        blame the president

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      1. alia khalid‏ @kisanakee 13 Dec 2016
        Replying to @USATODAY

        ?

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      1. Jessica Lee‏ @JessicaLstemper 13 Dec 2016
        Replying to @USATODAY

        How do I help?

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      1. skeeter jenkins‏ @JenkinsSkeeter 13 Dec 2016
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        $10 at Home Depot.http://www.homedepot.com/p/PRO-LAB-Lead-In-Water-Test-Kit-LW107/100174134 …

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      1. Lisa Broadbent‏ @LisaBroadbent7 13 Dec 2016
        Replying to @USATODAY

        Test your water! Your family depends on you.

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      1. I am a real human in Brooklyn‏ @Brooklynwatch 13 Dec 2016
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        Don't worry, they'll get lower still.

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      1. shirl hamps‏ @sh1359312 13 Dec 2016
        Replying to @USATODAY

        Why th EPA needs 2 b stronger v weaker 2 protect poor/working ppl.The rich & powerful don't need protection n their neighborhoods.

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      1. QueenAmidala  🌊 🌊‏ @BriMorgue 13 Dec 2016
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        you get what you vote for

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      1. Howard MacPherson 2‏ @howdymacii 13 Dec 2016
        Replying to @USATODAY

        many still rely on well water. Like the air we need to protect our land and oceans from pollution.

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      1. //PK\\710life‏ @pranil101 13 Dec 2016
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        their standards are lower in everything it's sad but true.

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